Mix Ear Training Disguised as Games
Trained ears make better mixes
What is mix ear training
Train your ears to hear EQ, compression, panning, and volume changes on real multi-track mixes. Each game isolates one mixing skill and gives you immediate feedback on whether you heard it right. Difficulty adapts to your accuracy so you're always working at the edge of what you can identify.
4 games. Real audio.
Adaptive difficulty
It adjusts to how you play.
The engine tracks your accuracy across each game type and adjusts as you play. EQ bands get narrower. Compression differences get subtler. Fader steps shrink. If you're struggling, it eases back.
You also pick things up as you go. After a round, you might see a note about why 2 kHz sounds boxy on vocals, or what a fast attack does to your drum transients. You stay right at the edge of what you can hear, which is where your ears improve fastest.
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